Since its founding in 2016, the Orlando Pride has done a lot more losing than winning, never advancing past the group stage of the Challenge Cup and only making the NWSL playoffs once, in 2017, when it was eliminated in the semifinals. After a 10th-place finish, the Pride knows that the only way to go is up.

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